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Where does “раслојити” come from?

раслојити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian слој, from Proto-Slavic sъlojь, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

раслојити (Serbo-Croatian): to stratify

Definitions

  1. to stratify

Ancestry of “раслојити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianслојlayer; stratum
2Proto-Slavicsъlojьlayer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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